Bath or basin waste.



W G. NEWTON.

BATH 0R BASIN WASTE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30. I914.

Patented Sept. 28, 1915.

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i' so WILLIAM G. NEWTON, on ew HAVEN, oonnnorronr, ASSIGNOR TO THE PECK 330st? (30., or NEW HAVEN, oonnnorlcu an CORPORATION.

BATE on Basin WASTE.

Specification'of Iietters Patent. 7 Patented Sept, 28, 1915 Applicationfiled July so, 1914.. Serial No. 854,055.

To all 10710112 it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM G. NEWTON, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at New Haven, in 'thecounty of NewI'Iaven and State of Connecticut,have. inventeda new and useful Improvement in Bath or Basin Wastes; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection, with the accompanying drawings andthe characters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact descriptirin of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this application, and represent, in"

Figure 1 a side view partiallylin section of a bath or basin waste constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 a sectional view showing, a side view of thevalve at right angles to the positionshown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 a perspective view ofthebonnet shell detached. s I is Thisinvention relates to; an improvement in bath and basin wastes, particularly the type in which the valve israised by providing it witha stem which projects above the upper edge of the basin or bath. In placing these wastes in position, owing to the variation and inclination of the bath or basin, difficulty is experienced. in properly securing in place. I

One object of this invention is to provide a bath or basin waste which may bereadily fixed in position and take the proper position with relation to the top of the bath or basin irrespective of the inclination of the bath or basin.

A further object is to improve the form' of valve; and the invention consists in the construction hereinafter described and particularly recited in the claims.

In carrying out my invention, I employ the usual valve casing 2 provided with a valve seat 3. My improved valve consists of a sleeve 4 externally threaded at its lower end to receive a valve ring 5 having upper and lower bevelfaces 6 and 7 This permits the ring to be reversed with relation to the tubular valve so that if one side becomes worn or uneven, the ring can be reversed, thus renewing the valve. This tubular valve is internally threaded throughout its length to engage with threads 8 thrown outward from the lower end of a tubular valve stem 9, so that the external diameter of the threaded portion is greater than the external diameter of the stem, whereby the sleeve 4 may be adjusted up or down with relation thereto, Thetubularivalve at may beadjusted up or, down upon the tubular valve stem so as, to bring the ring to the proper position .to co-act with the valve seat, and when in place is secured by the usual binding nut 10. The advantage of having the threaded portion ofthe valve stem larger in diameter than the stem itself is, that it permits thev tubular valve sleeve to be screwed entirely onto the stem, if necessary, and the advantage of employing a sleeve at the bottom instead of'making the adjustment at the top of the stem is that the waste is adapted for use with various depthsof basins. That is to say, the sleeve may be screwed entirely onto the stem so that the valve ring isin line with the lower end of the stem, or the sleeve may be unscrewed so as to projectbeyond the stem, and thus lengthen it out to an extent substantially equal to thelengthof the sleeve, and without effecting the depth of the water in the basin. If the adjustment is made at the top of the stem the openings in the stem will be raisedor lowered, and thus determine the water level inthe basin; and

if the basin should be a shallow one and the .to'the top of-the' basin whatever may be the location of the valve seat. The upper end of this tubular valve stem is threaded into a knob or handle 11 which seats upon a bonnet .12 whichis turned onto the upper end of a pipe 13 which at the lower end is connected to the valve casing 2 in the usual manner. Upon this pipe is a washer 15 which is crowded against the underside of the basin slab or bath tub 16 by a nut 17 This washer is formed on opposite sides with upwardly extending fingers 18 formed by transversely bending the washer. These upward bends bear upon the underside of the basin slab or bath tub and allow the pipe 13 to be inclined more or less as may be required to bring the parts to position. The upwardly projecting points of the washer bearing on opposite sides permits the parts to rock sufiiciently to bring them into proper engagement.

The bonnet 12 is provided at its up er end with a downwardly projecting flange 19 which sets over the top of a finishing shell 20, this shell bearing upon the top of the onnion.

basin slab or bath tub. Lne bonnet is formed on the inside on opposite sides with parallel walls or ribs 21, 22 between which a pin 23 extends, this pin being mounted in the lower end of the knob or handle beyond which it projects on opposite sides so as to extend between the ribs. These ribs guide the valve to its seat. In adjusting the fixture no cutting is necessary, as the tubular valve A may be adjusted up or down upon the valve stem" to bring it to proper position with relation'to the valve seat, and turning the nut '17 against the washer 15 will force the bearing points 18 against the underside of the basin or bath so as to draw the bonnet downward and bring it to bear upon the upper end of the shell 22.

Preferably and as shown in Fig. 3 ofthe drawings, the upper edge of this shell is formed on opposite sides with upwardly projecting lugs 2a upon which the bonnet rests, so that the bonnet can rock with relation to the shell to compensate for any slight variations in the basin slab or baths I thus form rocking bearings both above and below the basin slab or bath.-

I claim V 1. A bath or basin waste having a tubular valve stem provided with external threads at its lower end, the diameter of the threaded portion greater than the external diameter of the stem, atubular valve sleeve internally threaded throughout its length and turned onto the threaded portion of the valve stem, said sleeve externally threaded at its lower end and an internally threaded valve ring applied to the lower end of said sleeve.

2. A bath or basin Waste having a tubular valve stem provided with external threads .Oople: of this patent may be obtained for at its lower end, the diameter of the thread ed portion greater than the external diameter of the stem, a tubular valve sleeve internally threaded throughout its length and turned onto the threaded portion of the valve stem, said sleeve externally threaded onto the threaded portion of the valve stem, said sleeve externally threaded at its lower 7 end,'an internally threaded valve ring, and a lock nut threaded on said stern above said sleeve and adapted to be turned into engagement with theupper end of said sleeve, whereby the sleeve is locked to the stem.

4. A bath or basin waste comprising a pipe threaded at its upper end, a bonnet attached to the upper end of said pipe, said bonnet formed at its upper end with'an outwardly and downwardly extending flange, a shell surrounding said bonnet over which the flange extends, said shell formed on opposite sides with upwardly projecting lugs which extend inside the flange and upon which the bonnet bears.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM G. NEWTON. Witnesses V 1 C. R. GIRKEN, R. WV. HOA-DLEY.

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